George Hattersley & Sons Ltd roll of honour Private, 49th Divisional Cyclist Company. Regimental number 2025. Early life: Walter was born in 1896 in West Cottingwith, which is located several miles to the South East of York, in the Vale of York. His birth was registered in York in the second quarter of the year. … Read more
Private. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment. Service number 29463. Early life: Thomas was born on 19th November 1897 in Keighley and his birth was registered in the last quarter of the year. His parents were Daniel Brady and Mary Brady née Beggs, who were married in Keighley in 1893. Thomas was baptised … Read more
Private. 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. Regimental number 5120. Early life: John’s parents were Matthew Conway and Ann Conway née Blessington who were married in Keighley in the second quarter of 1876. John was born in late 1878 or early 1879 and his birth was registered in Keighley in the first quarter of 1879. In the … Read more
Private. 1st Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment, Service number: 14106. (Previously served with the 8th and 2nd Battalions.) Note: There are two different spellings of his story, Connelly and Connolly, depending on which record you look at. We are sure they are of the same man. Early life: Joseph’s parents were John Connolly … Read more
Voluntary Aid Detachment. Convoy and orderly duty. Early life: Thomas Bastow Wildman was born on 29th May 1871 in Keighley to Charles, a hairdresser, and Sarah Wildman. Charles had been married previously to Eliza who had died in 1868 aged 24, followed by their son who had also been named Thomas, at the age of … Read more
This man was a candidate for addition to Keighley’s Supplementary Volume under the proposal to add further names in 2024, the centenary of the original roll of honour. Click here to go to our main Heritage page Supported by the National Lottery’s Heritage Fund, our project submitted 103 names for peer review to add them … Read more
This man was a candidate for addition to Keighley’s Supplementary Volume under the proposal to add further names in 2024, the centenary of the original roll of honour. Click here to go to our main Heritage page Supported by the National Lottery’s Heritage Fund, our project submitted 103 names for peer review to add them … Read more
This man was a candidate for addition to Keighley’s Supplementary Volume under the proposal to add further names in 2024, the centenary of the original roll of honour. Click here to go to our main Heritage page Supported by the National Lottery’s Heritage Fund, our project submitted 103 names for peer review to add them … Read more
This man was a candidate for addition to Keighley’s Supplementary Volume under the proposal to add further names in 2024, the centenary of the original roll of honour. Click here to go to our main Heritage page Supported by the National Lottery’s Heritage Fund, our project submitted 103 names for peer review to add them … Read more
This man was a candidate for addition to Keighley’s Supplementary Volume under the proposal to add further names in 2024, the centenary of the original roll of honour. Click here to go to our main Heritage page Supported by the National Lottery’s Heritage Fund, our project submitted 103 names for peer review to add them … Read more